DeckLink Studio 4K
Capture card for Windows, Linux and MacPro (BDLKSTUDIO4K). DeckLink capture and playback cards are used every day in the production of television commercials, music videos, episodic television programs and Hollywood feature films. With cutting edge technologies built in, you get the highest quality video and maximum reliability. No other capture cards support more applications and more platforms than DeckLink, so you can always work with your favorite software. Every DeckLink PCIe card can be installed in Mac, Windows and Linux based workstations and media servers to give you ultimate flexibility.

If you work with a wide range of analog video and audio gear, and need to move seamlessly between SD, HD, 2K and Ultra HD, then DeckLink Studio 4K is perfect. DeckLink Studio 4K includes a massive number of analogue and digital video connections including SD/HD/Ultra HD 6G-SDI, HDMI 1.4b, SD/HD component, composite, S-video, 4 ch balanced analogue audio, 2 ch AES/.

Included in box
1x DeckLink Studio 4K
1x SD Card
1x Breakout cable for analog and RS-422 control.
1x HDMI bracket

Technical data:
SDI Video Input 1 x 10-bit SD/HD/2K/4K. Supports 6 Gb/s 4:2:2 and 3 Gb/s 4:4:4 
SDI Video Output 1 x 10-bit SD/HD/2K/4K. Supports 6 Gb/s 4:2:2 and 3 Gb/s 4:4:4 
Analogue Video Input 1 x Component YUV on 3 BNCs, 1 x Composite, 1 x S-Video. Component supports HD and SD. 
Analogue Video Output 1 x Component YUV on 3 BNCs, 1 x Composite, 1 x S-Video, 1 x SD-SDI. Component supports HD and SD. 
HDMI Video Input 1 x HDMI type A connector 
HDMI Video Output 1 x HDMI type A connector 
Analogue Audio Input 4 Channels of professional balanced analogue audio via 1/4" jack connectors. 
Analogue Audio Output 4 Channels of professional balanced analog audio via 1/4" jack connectors. Channels 3 & 4 can switch 
to AES/EBU outputs. 
AES/EBU Audio Input 2 Channels unbalanced with sample rate converter. 
AES/EBU Audio Output 2 Channels unbalanced. Analog outputs 3 and 4 can switch to AES/EBU outputs for audio 3 & 4 and 5 & 6 output. This provides a total of 6 AES/EBU output audio channels when using this feature. 
SDI Audio Input 16 Channels embedded in HD/2K/4K. 8 Channels embedded in SD. 
SDI Audio Output 16 Channels embedded in HD/2K/4K. 8 Channels embedded in SD. 
HDMI Audio Input 8 Channels embedded in SD, HD, 4K. 
HDMI Audio Output 8 Channels embedded in SD, HD, 4K 
Sync Input Blackburst in SD, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080i50 and 1080i59.94 formats or Tri-Sync in any HD, 2K or 4K format. 
Device Control Sony compatible RS422 deck control ports. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control. 
Computer Interface PCI Express 4 lane generation 2, compatible with 4,8 and 16 lane PCIe Slots. 
 
CODECS 
Supported Codecs Supports: AVC-Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, Digital SLR, DV-NTSC, DV-PAL, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DPX, HDV, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 (HQ), Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes (LT), Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy), Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10 bit 4:4:4. 
 
SOFTWARE 
Included Software Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic System Preferences and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS X. Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic Control Panel and Blackmagic driver on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Media Express, Blackmagic Control Panel and Blackmagic driver on Linux. 
Internal Software Upgrade Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software. 
Physical Installation PCI Express 4 lane generation 2, compatible with 4, 8, 16 lane PCI Express slots on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. Please check the Support pages to see the full system requirements. 
 
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 
Main Supported Applications Apple Final Cut Pro X 
Adobe Premiere Pro 
Avid Media Composer 
Adobe After Effects 
Nuke - The Foundry 
DaVinci Resolve 
Avid Pro Tools 
Steinberg Cubase 
Autodesk Smoke 
Adobe Photoshop 
Other Supported Applications include Steinberg Nuendo, Avid Symphony, Avid News Cutter, Tools On Air just:in & live:cut & just:play & just:live, Softron OnTheAir, MovieRecorder and OnTheAir CG, Flash Media Encoder, Wirecast, Livestream Procaster, Resolume Avenue 4, Sony Vegas Pro, Corel VideoStudio Pro X4, CyberLink Power Director, MAGIX Video Pro X4, Vidcaster Pro & Studio & Broadcast, Uniplay, Playbox AirBox, CasparCG, Magicsoft CG, Xsplit Broadcaster, Harris Infocaster. 
 
VIDEO STANDARDS 
SD Format Support 625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC. 
HD Format Support 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24, 1080PsF25, 1080p25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080p50, 1080i59.94, 1080p59.94, 1080i60, and 1080p60. 
2K Format Support 2048 x 1080p23.98, 2048 x 1080p24, 2048 x 1080p25. 
4K Format Support 3840x2160p23.98, 3840x2160p24, 3840x2160p25, 3840x2160p29.97, 3840x2160p30, 4096x2160p23.98, 4096x2160p24, 
4096x2160p25. 
SDI Compliance SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601. 
SDI Metadata Support VITC read for 3:2 pulldown removal. VANC capture and playback using up to 3 lines of video in file. HD 
RP188. Closed captioning. 
Audio Sampling Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz at 24 bit. 
Video Sampling 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 (4K is 4:2:2) 
Colour Precision 10-bit 
Colour Space REC 601, REC 709 
HDMI Configuration HDMI automatically configures to connected display. 
HDMI Resolution Pixel for pixel up to 4K resolutions. 
HDMI Colour Precision 8-bit RGB, 10-bit YUV 
Multiple Rate Support HDMI and SDI video connections are switchable between SD/HD/2K and UHD. Component analog video connections are switchable between SD and HD. 
Copy Protection HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources. Always confirm copyright ownership before 
capture or distribution of content. 
 
PROCESSING 
Colourspace Conversion Hardware-based real time 
HD Down Conversion Built in, high quality hardware down converter outputs HD-SDI on SDI output, SD on SD-SDI, Composite and S-Video outputs when working in HD video formats on playback. Switch analog video to Component and choose HD or SD output. Selectable between letterbox, anamorphic 16:9 and centre cut 4:3 styles. 
HD Up Conversion Built in, high quality hardware up conversion from SD to 720HD or 1080HD on playback. Selectable between 4:3 pillarbox, 14:9 pillarbox and 16:9 zoom. HD outputs via HD-SDI, HDMI and component analogue. 
Cross Conversion Built-in, high quality hardware cross conversion from 720HD to 1080HD and 1080HD to 720HD on playback. 
Real Time Effects Apple Final Cut Pro™ internal effects. Adobe® Premiere Pro® Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer™ internal effects. DaVinci Resolve. 
 
GENERAL 
Operating Systema Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later. 
Windows 7 or Windows 8. 
Linux 
EMC Certifications FCC, CE and C-Tick 
Unit Depth 140.9mm 
Weight 166g 
Operating Temperature 5 to 40C (32 to 104F) 
Storage Temperature -20 to +45C (-4 to +113F) 
Relative Humidity up to 90%, non-condensing